Free Books The Story of Art Online Download

The Story of Art

E.H. Gombrich

Hardcover | Pages: 688 pages

Rating: 3.92 | 290483 Users | 815 Reviews

List Regarding Books The Story of Art

Title	:	The Story of Art
Author	:	E.H. Gombrich
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 688 pages
Published	:	April 9th 1995 by Phaidon Press (first published 1950)
Categories	:	Art. Nonfiction. History. Art History. Reference. Design. Classics

Narration To Books The Story of Art

This text is the 16th revised and updated edition of this introduction to art, from the earliest cave paintings to experimental art. Eight new artists from the modern period have been introduced. They are: Corot, Kollwitz, Nolde, de Chirico, Brancussi, Magritte, Nicolson and Morandi. A sequence of new endings have been added, and the captions are now fuller, including the medium and dimension of the works illustrated. Six fold-outs present selected large-scale works. They are: Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece, Leonardo's Last Supper, Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Jackson Pollock's One (Number 31, 1950), Van der Weyden's Descent from the Cross and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Mention Books Supposing The Story of Art

Original Title:	The Story of Art
ISBN:	071483355X (ISBN13: 9780714833552)
Edition Language:	English

Rating Regarding Books The Story of Art

Ratings: 3.92 From 290483 Users | 815 Reviews

Evaluation Regarding Books The Story of Art

This is the most complete book about The History of Art. It talks about all kinds of artistic expressions and it's organized by period of time. It contains a lot of pictures of famous paintings, sculptures, buildings, of anything related to art. It was the first book I bought when I entered architecture graduation college. It helped me a lot.

An excellent introduction to the history of European art. Accessible and great for building a narrative timeline.

Gombrich's Story of Art is a great survey (western-oriented however) of art for those who wish to know the big names and get familiar with some of the more common works. He covers all the various periods in a sufficient amount of detail without sounding pedantic or academic which is a challenge when explaining art history. I would just lament the lack of information about art in China, India,. S America and of course Africa, but that is kind of how Europeans have always viewed art, isn't it.It

This book is the best story of art ever told.I devoured the book years ago, when studying at the Art Academy.for those who are not into art, or think they are not interested in art..it will make you love it!and it will teach you from the very beginning how to see "the mind" of the artist in the creation..highly recommended

For a few semesters, art history was my minor in university. I did not know a lot about art, but I was interested and it seemed fun. If only my courses were as good as this, I would not have given up on this field of study.Without being condescending or snobby (my main problem with my former teachers and some fellow students), Gombrich writes about art history in a way, that is very exciting and fascinating for the uneducated reader (i.e. me).The art prints in my edition are extremely beautiful.

This is a thick and tremendously heavy book, but only physically heavy, and Gombrich is far from thick in his treatment of art down the ages. Read it lying face-down on the floor. Use it as a door-stop.The reproductions are exquisite in colour and detail, and of course it can be dipped into at leisure and as the mood takes. The Italian Renaissance is comprehensively covered.I wanted to buy this book several years ago but thought £25 was a bit steep, then found it last year on sale in Central

I should preface everything I say with a general caveat: I am a novice in the world of art, which is the reason I picked up this book in the first place. Although I often drew as a child, I was more interested in schematic, technical drawings than anything you could call art. And, despite my keen appreciation of music and fiction, Ive always had the visual equivalent of a tin ear. I could stand in front of a masterpiece and be more interested in what I just ate for lunch. So with that shameful